Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.9° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
254
242
291
268
314
330
365
469
595
743
760
777
811
787
821
821
863
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM1.56m
1:38PM1.30m
00:41AM1.43m
2:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.73m
6:59AM0.00m
6:56PM0.69m
7:26AM0.13m
7:53PM0.63m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
16
16
14
14
14
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